diff --git a/src/openvpn/pool.c b/src/openvpn/pool.c
index f899b95d2..4af9bcb10 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/pool.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/pool.c
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ ifconfig_pool_read(struct ifconfig_pool_persist *persist, struct ifconfig_pool *
         struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
         struct buffer in = alloc_buf_gc(256, &gc);
         char *cn_buf, *ip_buf, *ip6_buf;
-        int line = 0;
 
         ALLOC_ARRAY_CLEAR_GC(cn_buf, char, buf_size, &gc);
         ALLOC_ARRAY_CLEAR_GC(ip_buf, char, buf_size, &gc);
@@ -621,7 +620,6 @@ ifconfig_pool_read(struct ifconfig_pool_persist *persist, struct ifconfig_pool *
             {
                 break;
             }
-            ++line;
             if (!BLEN(&in))
             {
                 continue;